2025
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Some People Don’t Care. They Perform Caring.
It took me far too long to realise the difference, mostly because I assumed that if someone talked about compassion enough, there must be something solid underneath it. There often isn’t. This is something I’ve struggled with for a long time. I’d say lately, but honestly it’s been years. I’ve never been able to wrap…
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YouTubers Beg for Subscribers, What Are They Asking For?
I watch quite a bit of YouTube. Probably too much, if I’m honest. It’s useful, occasionally entertaining, quite informative, and every now and then you stumble across someone genuinely brilliant. Someone who clearly knows their subject and shares something worthwhile. But let’s not pretend the whole place isn’t also full of absolute muppetry. Because it…
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Why I Legally Stopped Paying The TV Licence Fee
Is there a tax in the UK more universally grumbled about than the TV Licence? It feels like a relic from a different era, yet the pressure to pay it remains as aggressive as ever. Recently, the conversation’s heated up again. With the government proposing to give free licences to those on benefits – subsidised…
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The Emotional Risk Nobody Talks About in Men’s Groups
Put 15 blokes in a circle. Tell them they can offload. Tell them they won’t be judged. Tell them nothing leaves the room unless someone is at risk of harming themselves or others. Now watch what happens. You’re going to hear things that sit perfectly with you. Things you relate to, can understand, can relate…
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Are Teen Social Media Bans Really About Surveillance?
Politicians love a simple story: “Kids are in trouble online. Ban them from social media. Job done.” It sounds tough, it sounds decisive, and it sounds like it’s “for the children”. Is it also nonsense? A Teen Social Media Ban Could Do More Than Protect Our Kids – It Could Supercharge the Surveillance State An…
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Medium’s Algorithm Turned Your Feed Into an Echo Chamber
Medium used to be brilliant – a proper treasure trove of diverse content on every subject you could imagine. Now? The algorithm’s turned it into a one-note echo chamber where a single click defines your entire identity. While the platform’s trying to fix the spam problem, they’re mostly making it worse for everyone. Here’s what’s…
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Are New Companies House Rules A Trap For Directors?
If you’re a company director in the UK and you’ve been ignoring those emails from Companies House about identity verification, it’s time to stop. As of 18 November 2025, every director and Person with Significant Control (PSC) must verify their identity using biometric data – and the consequences of non-compliance aren’t just annoying, they’re potentially…
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Being Nice Might Actually be a Trauma Response
I’ve spent years telling myself I’m just generous with my time. Helpful. Accommodating. Easy to work with. The sort of person who goes the extra mile without being asked. And I have been pleased with myself about it. It’s what people have come to expect from me. That story worked fine until I did a…
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I’m Struggling (Mentally) and I Don’t Even Know Why
I am struggling a lot lately. That’s the cleanest way to put it. Not in any obvious way. Just quietly, persistently, in a way that sits behind the eyes and won’t bugger off. And I don’t fully know why. Last August, in the middle of what I thought was a routine conversation, a GP looked…
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Scammers Have Hijacked Your Year in Review
Your inbox is probably full of year-end roundups. Some are real. Most of them are absolutely bollocks. Scammers have worked out that December is basically open season on our attention spans. We’re expecting these “year in review” emails from Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, and whatever other platforms we’ve wasted our lives on this year. We’re primed…